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The Literature Review A good literature review does more than provide a record of your research, it organizes and synthesizes your research in a way that defines the boundaries of your subject, provides clarity about the cultural, historical, and political progression of your subject, shows the gaps in thinking/research in the subject, as well as explains and summarizes the current state of the subject and outlines potential avenues of exploration. The literature review is meant as much for the researcher (an early vehicle to organize their own thinking about the subject as well as the beginning assessment of their own relationship with it) as well as for any potential researcher in the future who might follow in your footsteps, someone who might build on your own advocacy. A good literature review, then, will include the following things: [unique_solution]1) An introduction that clearly identifies the perimeters of the subject and provides any historical/contextual background information. 2) A robust narrative of your findings (an explanation of what the current research/debate/conversation/thinking about the subject) that is grouped and organized in a logical way. 3) An assessment of the gaps in knowledge/thinking about your subject, as well as an assessment of the stasis points in the debate. 4) A conclusion that summarizes the opportunities for further research/discussion/debate. The Literature Review A good literature review does more than provide a record of your research, it organizes and synthesizes your research in a way that defines the boundaries of your subject, provides clarity about the cultural, historical, and political progression of your subject, shows the gaps in thinking/research in the subject, as well as explains and summarizes the current state of the subject and outlines potential avenues of exploration. The literature review is meant as much for the researcher (an early vehicle to organize their own thinking about the subject as well as the beginning assessment of their own relationship with it) as well as for any potential researcher in the future who might follow in your footsteps, someone who might build on your own advocacy. A good literature review, then, will include the following things: 1) An introduction that clearly identifies the perimeters of the subject and provides any historical/contextual background information. 2) A robust narrative of your findings (an explanation of what the current research/debate/conversation/thinking about the subject) that is grouped and organized in a logical way. 3) An assessment of the gaps in knowledge/thinking about your subject, as well as an assessment of the stasis points in the debate. 4) A conclusion that summarizes the opportunities for further research/discussion/debate.